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Who is The Poor from The First and Second Discourses: By Jean-Jacques Rousseau and what is their importance? The_First_and_Second_Discourses:_By_Jean-Jacques_Rousseau English & Literature The Poor | The First and Second Discourses: By Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Answered by Jill W on 04 Nov 14:56

Rousseau viewed the European poor as despotically ruled by both the rich and the magistrates. He believed that the degree to which they were ruled left them worse off than they would have been if they were savages.

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